Gohan, Goku and Chi-Chi's first son, was
named after his adoptive grandfather.
Physically, he resembles a young Goku right
down to the tail and the propensity to
become an uncontrollable raging Giant
Monkey, while spiritually, he is good and
pure of heart as well. Because of his
protective mother, Gohan starts out as a
wimp, but when the Earth is threatened, he
reveals his tremendous potential as a fighter
and uncontrollably "powers up" in order to
rescue his father from a desperate situation.
Because of this he is forced into training in
preperation for the arrival of the Saiyans.
Gohan's training is at the hands of Piccolo
because his father is learning the fighting
expertise of King Kai.
Piccolo and Gohan develop a special bond,
which causes Piccolo to step in front of
Nappa's mighty blast to save Gohan's life.
Gohan's loss of nerve in the battle against
the Saiyans cost all his friends dearly. But
he is determined to make up for his
cowardice by traveling to the planet Namek
to find the Namekian Dragon Balls and wish
his friends back to life.
Gohan's tremedous power is accounted for
by the incredible mix between Earthing and
Saiyan, which produces an even stronger
being than either Human or Saiyan alone.
Even though Gohan becomes the most
powerful non-fused character, he never
attains the love of fighting that Goku has.
